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Taylor Mighell |
The program was created to:
- Expose students to serious biomedical research;
- Build a statewide biomedical research infrastructure between undergraduate and graduate institutions; and
- Strengthen each undergraduate institution’s infrastructure and increase its capacity to conduct cutting-edge biomedical and behavioral research.
Below, we get to know more about INBRE scholar Taylor Mighell.
- Name: Taylor Mighell
- Hometown: Geneseo, Ill.
- School: Creighton University
My curiosity and skepticism, especially concerning the natural world, sparked my interest in science, and my parents and teachers encouraged and shaped that interest.
Science is exciting because it allows insight into the world’s most fundamental nature. By studying science, and especially the life sciences, it is possible to dramatically improve the quality of people’s lives. Physicians help one patient at a time, whereas scientists have the potential to help millions of people with a single discovery.
Programs like INBRE are so important because they give hands-on laboratory experience and training to students that would likely not see such opportunities as a result of their geographic location. Federal funds for research are distributed very unevenly, and programs like INBRE help to counteract that imbalance.